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IMPRESSIVE PEOPLE
ONE HUNDRED FROM 2018
A compilation of Internet information from around 2018
ONE HUNDRED FROM 2018
A compilation of Internet information from around 2018
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Peter Burgess COMMENTARY
Peter Burgess
Cofounder and CEO, Facebook
Since founding Facebook in his Harvard dorm room in 2004, Mark Zuckerberg has turned the website into one of the biggest companies in Silicon Valley and the most popular social network in the world, worth more than $330 billion
Under Zuckerberg\u2019s guidance, Facebook has become more than just a way for friends to share photos. The site now hosts over 1 billion daily active users from all across the globe \u2014 they chat with friends, share articles, discover news, and more. The site also launched Facebook Live in April, giving users the ability to stream experiences with followers in real time. Facebook\u2019s growth pays off for shareholders as well: For the first quarter of 2016, the site\u2019s revenue reached $5.2 billion, 57% higher than a year ago
While anyone can use the network, landing a job there proves cutthroat. It\u2019s one of the most sought-after places to work, thanks to top-notch perks like gourmet meals, on-site doctors, laundry and dry cleaning services, and a generous four-month paid parental leave policy
After the birth of his daughter in November, Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan, his wife, pledged to give away 99% of their wealth which is estimated at over $52.1 billion in their lifetimes through an organization called the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, though some critics noted this new organization wasn't a nonprofit charity itself and found the announcement misleading. The couple plans to focus on making long-term investments in causes and organizations that will improve health, education, and equality
Through Facebook, Zuckerberg revolutionized the ways in which we interact with each other, making it possible for users to seamlessly connect with anyone anywhere in the world. But he hasn't stopped there. The tech mogul continues to innovate, create, and add value to the world as a whole by finding new ways for people to connect.
2. Howard Schultz
Chairman and CEO, Starbucks
For nearly three decades, Howard Schultz has been the force behind the most popular coffee chain on the planet \u2014 and a dynamic model of a progressive CEO who\u2019s as animated by social issues and employee health as he is profit margins.
Schultz is deeply invested in the well-being and success of Starbucks\u2019 300,000 employees, whom he calls \u201cpartners.\u201d Starbucks was one of the first US retailers to provide comprehensive health benefits for all part-time and full-time employees. Schultz also earned labor-friendly reviews in recent years for a program to pay workers\u2019 full college tuition as well as for pledging to hire 10,000 military veterans or their spouses by 2018.
Schultz has suggested that Starbucks\u2019 creed \u2014 \u201cto use our scale for good\u201d \u2014 should be a model for other global corporations. He has wielded his influence to decry open carry gun laws, declare the importance of social diversity and inclusivity, and start a national conversation about race (even though that one backfired. Recently, Starbucks launched FoodShare, a program to donate the stores\u2019 leftover ready-to-eat meals to food banks across the US. The coffee chain plans to donate nearly 50 million meals by 2021. A higher calling hasn\u2019t hurt the bottom line, as Starbucks has never been more profitable.
When he returned for a second stint as the company\u2019s CEO in 2008 (he stepped back to serve as chairman during an eight-year hiatus) he refocused on quality and retrained his army of baristas, helping profits swell from $315 million to $945 million in two years. Last year, profits reached $2.8 billion<\/a> on revenues of $19 billion, both record highs.
100. Andras Forgacs
Cofounder and CEO, Modern Meadow
Modern Meadow's cofounder and CEO, Andras Forgacs, believes that as our population grows to 10 billion people in the next few decades we will need 100 billion animals to sustain our meat, dairy, and leather needs.
Modern Meadow has found a way to grow food and leather in its lab using biofabrication, which takes small biopsies from animals, leaving them unharmed. Modern Meadow says its solution will mean 99% less land required for animals, 96% less water to create the meat, 96% fewer greenhouse gases emitted, and 45% less energy needed to produce the meat.
Forgacs, who also cofounded the 3-D organ printing company he meat takes about a month to produce, and the leather takes a month and a half Compared to the years it takes to raise animals, that\u2019s almost like no time at all, Modern Meadow just needs to figure out how to commercialize it first. Forgacs told Crain\u2019s he sees the products hitting the market in 2018.